Youth Hub Coordinator Dili

Salary level: $500-$900

About Women and Youth Creating Our Future (WYCF)

The Women and Youth Creating Our Future (WYCF) is a 5-year employment and entrepreneurship program funded by the US Government in Timor-Leste. Its goal is to support Institute of Business (IOB) to launching a center for entrepreneurship and employment called SENTRU to strengthen the workforce readiness, and technical and entrepreneurship skills of Timorese youth (including out-of-schools) and adult women.

Position summary:

Youth Hub Coordinator is responsible to support young students in center training of WYCF to develop their capacity building, form a good relationship with the students in order to gain trust and confidence from student.

Duties and responsibilities:

The primary roles of the Youth Coordinator are technical support and advocacy, capacity development and partnerships, evidence and knowledge development and dissemination, and technical representation. The Youth Coordinator will be responsible for the provision of technical and advisory services to support the youth activities in the country office. She/he will provide technical support for relevant capacity building activities, coordinate partnerships and mobilize political support for national policies and programs for youth with a particular focus on the reduction of teen training and study program, comprehensive sexuality education, civic engagement and adolescent health services.

Core Competencies:

• Achieving Results
• Being accountable
• Developing and Applying Professional Expertise/Business Acumen
• Thinking analytically and Strategically
• Working in Teams/Managing Ourselves and our Relationships
• Communicating for Impact

Functional skills set:

• Building Strategic Partnerships
• Resource Mobilization
• Job Knowledge/ Technical Expertise
• Personal Leadership and Effectiveness

Skills and experience required:

• Advanced university degree in social sciences, international relations, international law, human rights or related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience working with youth programs
• Excellent inter-personal and general communication skills.
• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Working knowledge of Tetum.

To apply:

For further information or to submit your application, please email to: [email protected] and [email protected]  with the email subject line “Youth Hub Coordinator”. Application close COB Monday, 22 of April 2024 (AEST).

Applications should include:

- a cover letter which addresses the Terms of Reference

- an up-to-date CV (no more than 3 pages)

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications received, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Preferred Timorese Applicants Only!